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Each of the projects achieved positive results for women and girls and each contributed to broader gender equality objectives for Indonesia. In the CERD project, women had good access to training and microfinance resources due to implementation of the project GAP. This led to many practical benefits, including increased income, increased capacity to meet urgent needs for family medical treatment and school fees, and increased skills in community planning and financial management. Both women and men benefited from improved small-scale village infrastructure. The CERD project also contributed to some strategic changes in gender relations. Women’s access to credit increased their entrepreneurial activities, physical mobility, and exposure to people outside their communities. More women were involved in community decision making through their management of community-based savings and loan organizations (CBSLOs).

The DBEP also achieved some important practical benefits. A range of special measures were provided to support poor and disadvantaged children in remaining at school. These measures included scholarships, supplementary feeding, assistance with transport to school, and outreach to marginalized children. Girls and boys received equal access to these benefits, which led to increased primary school enrollments and more girls and boys making the transition from primary to lower secondary schooling. Female teachers had access to professional development opportunities including subject-specific training. Upgraded school facilities, more textbooks, and improved teaching methods benefited both girls and boys. The provision of scholarships to girls helped some schools in East Lombok address the problem of early marriage. This was an important strategic change in gender relations due to the DBEP’s investment in postprimary education for girls.

The SCBD project contributed to institutional changes through the incorporation of district GAPs into the capacity building action plans (CBAPs) developed by regional governments through the project. Districts that complied more fully with SCBD GAP requirements achieved important changes in institutional structures and legal frameworks. These changes included the establishment of women’s empowerment offices and increases in local budgets to support women’s empowerment. These results have the potential to deliver practical benefits in the long term if district GAPs are used to enhance gender sensitivity in the delivery of public services and poverty reduction activities . Few other gender equality results were demonstrated from the SCBD project due to delays in implementation and the nature of the project design, which focuses on building the capacity of regional governments.